What color is #ECDC9F?

#ECDC9F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECDC9F?

The RGB value is 236, 220, 159: 236 red, 220 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDC9F?

The complementary color is #9FAFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECDC9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDC9F color

#ECDC9F rgb(236, 220, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECDC9F is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 86.3% green and 62.4% blue (236, 220, 159).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 67% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 33% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sunny Glory (#E8D99C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#ECDC9F color codes

HEX	`#ECDC9F`
RGB	`rgb(236, 220, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 86.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 67%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 33%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 33%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.74, -3.4, 32.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.74, 32.19, 96.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.444, 71.524, 43.1)`
Decimal	`15522975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDC9F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ECDC9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDC9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ECDC9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdc9f; }
.text { color: #ecdc9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdc9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 220 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdc9f, #d6ec9f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ECDC9F?: #ECDC9F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDC9F?: The RGB value is 236, 220, 159: 236 red, 220 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDC9F?: The complementary color is #9FAFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDC9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.